1、BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 109及答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 Look at the note below. You will hear a notice about a luncheon meeting. 1 The Pan-American will have a luncheon meeting this coming (5) , professor Miguel Lopez will make a speech at (6) . 2 The admission fee is $ (7) per person, and the speech will probabl
2、y end at (8) oclock 5 You will hear three recorded telephone messages. Write one or two words or a number in the numbered spaces on the forms below. After you have listened once, replay each recording. Conversation One Look at the form below. You will hear a man ordering some items. 9 Look at the no
3、te below. You will hear a man calling about a room booking. Phone Message Pad Data: 17th Sept. Time: 9:10 Name: (5)_ Sex: Male Room No: (6) _ Staying Time: 17th Sept. (7)_ Sept. Price Rate: (8)_ 二、 PART TWO 13 You will hear another five recordings. For each piece decide what the speaker is doing. Wr
4、ite one letter(A-H )next to the number of the recording. Do not use any letter more than once. After you have listened once, replay each recording. A. claiming B. regretting C. washing D. watching E. drinking F. playing G. depositing H. toasting 17 You will hear another five recordings. For each rec
5、ording, decide what the speaker is talking about. Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the recording. Do not use any letter more than once. After you have listened once, replay the recordings. A the creation of a new post B a new computer system C a change of management D a move to new premi
6、ses E a salary increase F the loss of a contract G the introduction of a social programme H a change in internal budgets. 18 19 20 21 22 三、 PART THREE 23 You will hear a talk presented by a reporter. This talk is about deceptive packing. For each question 23 30 mark one letter (A, B or C) for the co
7、rrect answer. After you have listened once, replay the recording. 23 Consumers are concerned about the changes in the package size, mainly because _. （ A） they hate to see any changes in things they are familiar with （ B） the unit price for a product often rises as a result （ C） they have to pay for
8、 the cost of changing package sizes 24 According to this report, various types of packaging come into existence to _. （ A） meet the needs of consumers （ B） suit all kinds of products （ C） enhance the market position of products 25 The reporter is critical mainly of _. （ A） dishonest packaging （ B） i
9、nferior packaging （ C） the changes in package sizes 26 What started the public and Congressional concern about deceptive packaging rumpus? （ A） Consumers complaints about the changes in the package size. （ B） Expensive packaging for poor quality products. （ C） A senators discovery of the tricks in p
10、ackaging. 27 According to the reporter Manufacturer increases the unit price of his product _. （ A） by changing his package size （ B） by improving the quality （ C） at his will 28 A packaging expert said that he can multiply the price of hard sweets by 2.5 by changing to _. （ A） a small jar （ B） a fa
11、ncy jar （ C） a big jar 29 Average family pays _ dollars a year for packages according to this report. （ A） 100 （ B） 200 （ C） 300 30 Bussinessmen usually change their products package for _. （ A） lowering the costs （ B） improving quality （ C） improving a products market position BEC商务英语（中级）听力模拟试卷 109
12、答案与解析 一、 PART ONE 1 【听力原文】 A: This is the Pan-American Club. May I help you? B: Yes, I believe you have a luncheon meeting this coming Wednesday. Could you give me some more information about that? A: Yes, of course. The guest speaker is Professor Miguel Lopez of Guadalajara University, and hell be
13、lecturing about “The impact of the Oil Crisis on Latin America.“ B: Mmm, that sounds very interesting. And when does the meeting begin? A: Lunch will be served at 12:00, and Professor Lopez will speak at 12:45. B: is there an admission fee? A: Yes. The lunch and lecture are $7.50 per person. B: And
14、do you have any idea when it will end? A: Oh, I think about two oclock at the latest. B: Very well. Thank you very much. A: Youre quite welcome 1 【正确答案】 Wednesday 【试题解析】 由 “I believe you have a luncheon meeting this coming wednesday”可知。 2 【正确答案】 12:45 【试题解析】 “Professer Lopez will speak at 12:45”。 3
15、【正确答案】 7.5 【试题解析】 “The lunch and lecture are $7.5 per person.”餐会费每人 7.5美元。 4 【正确答案】 two 【试题解析】 “I think about two oclock at least.”至少两点左右结束讲座。 5 【听力原文】 Man: Yes, um. I want to order some books and things. The first thing is a book called Building Teams. Oh no, sorry, that s the CD-ROM. It s actually
16、 called Customer Care and its $24.95. Then the CD-ROM. Well, I want two of those and I see thats $100 each but never mind. Thats Team Building. No, the other way round, Building Teams. And finally the video about Competitive Strategies which is $279. Thank goodness I only want one of those! Oh, Im J
17、ohn Hunt and my address is 601 Harmsworth Way, Boston, MA 02163, USA. I see Ill have to pay a handling charge but as I live in the country thats only $72. Great, thanks. 5 【正确答案】 Customer Care 6 【正确答案】 CD-ROM 7 【正确答案】 $279 8 【正确答案】 US/United States 9 【听力原文】 Woman: Good morning, sir. Can I help you?
18、Man: Good morning. I have reserved a room in your hotel. Woman: Could you tell me your name, please? Man: Hanks, H-A-N-K-S. Woman: Er, yes. Heres the booking card. Its a single room and the room number is 207. Man: Its on the second floor then? Woman: Yes. How long will you be staying? Man: From now
19、 until Friday. Woman: So thats five nights. Man: How much is it? Woman: Its 40 a night including air-conditioner and color TV. Man: Sounds good. Thank you very much. Woman: Youre welcome. 9 【正确答案】 Hanks 10 【正确答案】 207 11 【正确答案】 22nd 12 【正确答案】 40 pounds 二、 PART TWO 13 【听力原文】 As this is the last week i
20、n September, the two teams were going to watch tonight are tied for first place in this season. They both want to make the play-offs, so theyll be playing their best. 13 【正确答案】 D 【知识模块】 听力 14 【听力原文】 Thank you for your invitation. Our company is willing to explore with your corporation the possibilit
21、y of closer ties through joint ventures. Here, let me propose a toast to the success of our negotiations and to our friendship and future cooperation. 14 【正确答案】 H 【知识模块】 听力 15 【听力原文】 Accounts will be charged five pounds a month service fee if the minimum balance falls below four hundred pounds at an
22、y time during the stated period. You may keep three pounds in your account, but we charge you five pounds a month. 15 【正确答案】 G 【知识模块】 听力 16 【听力原文】 Thank you for asking me. Youve already done a lot for the children. I believe this tea party on Friday will attract more peoples attention to the childre
23、ns problems. Unfortunately Ive got an appointment then. 16 【正确答案】 B 【知识模块】 听力 17 【听力原文】 The package containing the records appeared to be in perfect condition. But when we unpacked it with great care, we found that one record was completely smashed. Could you send us a new one? 1ll return the broken
24、 one at once. 17 【正确答案】 A 【知识模块】 听力 17 【听力原文】 Section Two. Questions 18 to 22. You will hear another five recordings. For each recording, decide what the speaker is talking about. Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the recording. Do not use any letter more than once. After you have listene
25、d once, replay the recordings. You have fifteen seconds to read the list A-H. pause Now listen, and decide what the speaker is talking about. pause Eighteen Woman: I think things are going to be different from now on. Im not sure that theyll be any better but at least we should know whats going on.
26、Uh, look at the schedule hes given us for next month: two meetings a week minimum and a daily update on departmental activity on the network. I like Mr. Renalds, but you must admit he wasnt very good at office communications. pause Nineteen Man: It would have made a great difference to next years bu
27、dget We would be able to afford a significant increase in the wage bill, even create some new positions, but now things arent looking so good. Its hard to believe they decided to cancel. They were so keen on our product initially. pause Twenty Woman: Im looking forward to it. I know we see each othe
28、r every day and itll be the same old faces, but I think its a good opportunity to get to know each other better. I understand they decide to do something different every two or three months, which I think is excellent. Its surprising that nobodys thought of this before, you know. pause Twenty-one Ma
29、n: Its made a big difference already. Before I used to spend ages looking things up in menus. And now its all there right in front of me. Sally and I can get things done in half the time now. That leaves us plenty of time to do all the other administrative work that we never used to have time for. I
30、n fact, I dont know why I objected so strongly to having it in the first place. pause Twenty-two Woman: The big news this year without doubt has been the reallocation of resources within the company. Some departments now have much less to spend and have had to lose a considerable number of staff but
31、 others are expanding at great speed and are recruiting new people almost every week. As you can imagine, it s caused a lot of unhappiness in some departments. pause Now listen to the recordings again. pause That is the end of Part Two. pause 18 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 听力文中提到 “look at the schedule hes given
32、 us” “he wasnt very good at office communications”。可以推断， Mr Renalds是一位新领导，在管理方面唷所变化。故选 C。 19 【正确答案】 F 【试题解析】 文中 “Its hard to believe they decided to cancel They were so keen on our product initially ”“难以相信他们决定取消了，起初他们还是很喜欢我们的产品的。 ”从而可以推断，他们要取消的应该是合同或订单。 故选 F。 20 【正确答案】 G 【试题解析】 听力中提到 “its a good opp
33、ortunity to get to know each other better”考生可以推测出这是一个社交节目。故选 G。 21 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 “Before I used to spend ages looking things up in menus And now its all there right in front of me”听力中的两句话为解题的关键句，通过比较 ，从之前花费很多时间查找到现在一下子出现在面前，可以推断能带来这种变化的是新的计算机系统。故选 B。 22 【正确答案】 H 【试题解析】 听力文中提到的 “the reallocation of
34、 resources within the company”是这道题的关键词，通过 “公司内部资源的调整 ”可以推断此处谈的是公司内部预算的变化。故选 H。 三、 PART THREE 23 【听力原文】 It is said that the public and Congressional concern about deceptive packaging rumpus started because Senator Hart discovered that the boxes of cereals consumed by him, Mrs. Hart, and their childre
35、n were becoming higher and narrower, with a decline of net weight from 12 to 10.5 ounces, without any reduction in price. There were still twelve biscuits, but they had been reduced in size. Later, the senator rightly complained of a store bought pie in a handsomely illustrated box that pictured, in
36、 a single slice, almost as many cherries as there were in the whole pie. The manufacturer who increases the unit price of his product by changing his package size to lower the quantity delivered can, without undue hardship, put his product into boxes, bags, and tins that will contain even 4-ounce, 8
37、-ounce, one-pound, two-pound quantities of breakfast foods, cake mixes, etc. A study of drug store and supermarket shelves will convince any observer that all possible size and shapes of boxes, jars, bottles, and tins are in use at the same time and, as the package journals show, week by week, there
38、 is never any hesitation in introducing a new size and shape of box or bottle when it aids in product differentiation. The producers of packaged products argue strongly against changing sizes of packages to contain even weights and volumes, but no one in the trade comments unfavourably on the huge c
39、osts incurred by endless changes of package sizes, materials, shape, art work, and net weights that are used for improving a products market position. When a packaging expert explained that he was able to multiply the price of hard sweets by 2.5, from 1 dollar to 2.5 dollars by changing to a fancy j
40、ar, or that he had made a 5-ounce bottle look as though it held 8 ounces, he was in effect telling the public that packaging can be a very expensive luxury. It evidently does come high, when an average family pays about 200 dollars a year for bottles, cans, boxes, jars and other containers, most of
41、which cant be used for any thing but stuffing in to the garbage can. 23 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 消费者之所以关心包装大小的变化，主要还是因为商品单价也会随之增长。从 “The manufacturer who increase the unit price of his prouduct by changing his package size to lower.”可知。 24 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 层出不穷的新包装就是想吸引消费者，巩固商品的市场地位。通过“. no one. comments. on
42、the huge costs incurred by endless changes of pakage. uses for improving a products market position.” 25 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 作者批评的就是那种欺骗消费者的 dishonest packaging 26 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 作者就是认 Senaor Hart在吃燕麦时发现商家搞的虚假包装而引出活题的。 27 【正确答案】 A 【试题解析】 这属于常识， B， C显然站不住脚。 28 【正确答案 】 B 【试题解析】 这是单纯考察记忆重现力的试题。 fancy jar，形状奇特的罐子。 29 【正确答案】 B 【试题解析】 考察目的的与上题相同。答案是最后一句： “. when an average family pays about 200 dollars a years.”。 30 【正确答案】 C 【试题解析】 此题和第 24题考察知识大同小异，都是讲商品便换包装是商家促销。巩固商品市场地位的策略。
